Example sentences of "be [v-ing] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oil producers seem to be sticking to OPEC curbs |
| 2 | If he is and if he can prove that Luke and Sonny and the other three were the guilty ones , then he wo n't be goin' to prison alone . |
| 3 | PLACE your bets with Bugsy and you could be jetting to Las Vegas for a week in the gambling capital of the world . |
| 4 | Alice Mair said : ‘ I 'll be driving to London within the next week . |
| 5 | They 've got two thousand seven hundred pounds in the deposit account , erm , they 'll be applying to Sidmouth town council for a grant , er the reason for the grant , they 've asked for two hundred and fifty , is to sponsor as many cadets as possible to take part in activities at Haven Banks . |
| 6 | Knowing that I would be returning to work when ( my second baby ) was three months old , I acquired a battery-operated breast pump , as this time I was determined to express at lunch time to keep my supply going . |
| 7 | ‘ John Onanuga , the deputy manager , has been disciplined under our disciplinary procedure and will be returning to work at our Praed Street branch . |
| 8 | Yeah I think they had their own little meetings in various pubs or whatever after our meetings , and certainly the management in one of the quarries seemed to have a lot of information about what went on in our lodge meetings because of various members of this clique , I think we were all fairly sure that they would be returning to work , it was just when that was the crunch . |
| 9 | Taken together with other recent surveys , those figures suggested confidence might be returning to employers , he said . |
| 10 | ‘ Will you be returning to Paris with me , Alice ? ’ he enquired . |
| 11 | The Orion Quartet , now well known to audiences throughout Northern Ireland for their recitals and evening ‘ Soirees ’ , are delighted to be returning to Bangor with another ‘ MUSIC BOX ’ series featuring guest players from the Ulster Orchestra . |
| 12 | I silently vowed I would not be returning to Coldstream . |
| 13 | It 's quite likely he will be returning to America to live there permanently , and so it could be my last chance . ’ |
| 14 | So will he be returning to sea ? |
| 15 | Fourth September — news at Brigade H.Q that the Brigade would be returning to England on the 6th September to reorganise and prepare to be sent to the Far East and continue the war against the Japanese . |
| 16 | I 'll be returning to England this Xmas to visit the folks in Leeds . |
| 17 | ‘ I could almost weep when I think how pleased I was to be returning to England . |
| 18 | ROY ‘ Chubby ’ Brown will be returning to Guildford Civic Hall on Wednesday , April 29th , for what is now almost an annual event . |
| 19 | On Sept. 22 he resurfaced in the Uruguayan resort of Punta del Este , declaring that he would not be returning to France to face charges because he had reason to fear an assassination attempt . |
| 20 | We shall be returning to Acorn Hotels Ltd later , however . |
| 21 | She knew that Troy was away in Bath at the moment , but would be returning to Weatherbury very soon . |
| 22 | In this way Foucault could be said to be returning to Marx in removing the subject from the centre of history , were it not for the fact that he dispenses with the consolations of Marx 's historicism also . |
| 23 | Tyminski announced on Oct. 4 that he would be returning to Canada , because " I do not want my presence here to create the appearance of honesty in these elections " . |
| 24 | ‘ I told him you would not be returning to Milano for a few days . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ What I should have done , ’ he said smoothly , as he pressed the glass into her hand , ‘ was tell you that you would not be returning to Milano at all . ’ |
| 26 | They would all be returning to town in the autumn to meet some sons of good families in Riba ; she 'd been saving for years , money from the pigeons , money from the cheeses , the almonds , her mother 's money when she died — may she rest in peace and perpetual light shine on her — she 'd hidden it from that villainous landlord who 'd strip everyone of their surplus if he knew how much they 'd hoarded , but they 'd never find out , the folk were far too tight to let anyone know , and he , Davide , must not breathe a word . |
| 27 | One thing 's certain ; he wo n't be returning to Crystal Springs . |
| 28 | Either way , he will be returning to Westminster at the end of May , I am told . |
| 29 | Among these is Sister Julie Ambrose Atkinson from Kendal , who is at present on leave but will shortly be returning to Nigeria . |
| 30 | 71000 will be returning to Didcot Railway centre shortly after , for winter maintenance , and to take up duties as part of the Southern pool of locomotives for the SLOA Winter programme , details will be announced shortly , although a number of trips using 71000 have been pencilled in . |